The Middle East in the 80's and 90's


YASIR ARAFAT

-"President (1996-2004) of the Palestinian Authority, chairman (1969-2004) of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), and leader of Fatah, the largest of the constituent PLO groups. In 1993 he led the PLO to a peace agreement with the Israeli government. Arafat and Yitchak Rabin and Shimon Peres of Israel were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for Peace in 1994".

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OPEC & THE OIL EMBARGO
-"The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries"
- The goal of the OPEC was to present a common front in negotiations with the giant oil companies, which themselves worked closely together

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ISRAEL & EGYPT PEACE TREATY TIME LINE:



1948 May: Egypt and Israel enter war.

1949 January 12-February 24: Talks between Israel and Egypt, only resulting in smaller adjustments after the war and the signing of an armistice agreement.

1977 November 19: Anwar Sadat makes a surprise visit to Israel, meeting with Israeli Prime Minister, Menachim Begin, and addressing the Israeli parliament, the Knesset.

1978 September: Camp David Accords are held, in which many, but not all, issues of the peace between Israel and Egypt are dealt with.

1979 March 26: The peace treaty is signed in Washington, DC, USA.
— Egypt is expelled from the Arab League, and the headquarters are relocated to Tunis, Tunisia. Egypt was pardoned first in 1989.

1980's: Ambassadors are appointed between the two countries , and Israel has withdrawn from 2/3 of Sinai.

1982 April: Israel completes its withdrawal from Sinai.


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CREDITS:
http://looklex.com/e.o/egyptian-israeli_peac
e_trea ty.htm
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/31844/Yasir-Arafat